The last chapter of The Bad Boy's Girl was posted today and I mentally died at the fact that it was over. Without a doubt, this is one of my favorite Wattpad books ever. Cole and Tessa are just so adorable. I've fangirled over this book so much as it's been updated, even with my friends. I'm also extremely happy to hear that there will be a sequel! I'm so excited to read more about Colessa. ( )

Maybe 1.5 Stars

I honestly could have DNF'd this, but it was so mind-numbing that I could read it really quickly, so I didn't see the point. The Bad Boy's Girl is a really long book with not much substance. A lot of things seem to happen, but there is no weight in the story at all.

Things I Liked:
Beth is the most developed character in the entire book, and she's the most likable. It's probably not a coincidence. Beth is a fun and honest character with a great personality. She was a bright spot in the book.

I LOVED the chapter titles. They were so fun and goofy. They reminded me of the chapter titles in Rick Riordan's books.

Things I Didn't Like:
This book jumps from one cliche to the next, so there never feels like there is any substance to the story or the characters. We don't really get any history between Tess and Cole, besides being told he bullied/pranked her - there isn't much detail. There were also some moments where a story line was dropped, or something is mis-referenced from one paragraph to the next. It just seemed to lack clarity or a strong direction. A bunch of stuff happened in the story, it just didn't seem like we were moving toward anything.

There was A TON of slut shaming in the story. And I think because it was against the "mean girls" it was supposed to be okay? It was really excessive and seemed to be Tess' favorite insult.

Tess is probably the most boy-obsessed MC I've encountered in a while. She's been head over heels in love with Jay - even though he's a terrible person, and later becomes obsessed with Cole once they start dating. Her entire stoyline revolves around boys or her insecurities about boys. I would have liked more development for Tess as an individual.

This line: "I think it's always been Cole. Even when he was bullying me, making me making my life miserable, he made me feel special." This is not the only instance of Tess normalizing and romanticizing Cole's abusive/controlling behavior.

The book really starts to feel too long around the half way point. Honestly, if it has ended around then it might have gotten a better rating from me. And even with this length there is a non-ending. The book literally cuts out in the middle of a scene.

This book wasn't engaging and is mostly forgettable. It wasn't a waste of a reading experience, but this book just wasn't for me.

I received a copy of the book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. ( )

This book started okay, but the cliches just kept coming. While Tessa was a humorous narrator, she was also pathetic in the way she kept referring to Cole's smell - it reminded me on a dog on heat - and drooling over his eyes, muscles, etc., etc.

The Bad Boy's Girl was also way too long and finished on a 'cliff-hanger.' Readers know that Tessa and Cole are going to end up together, so why the need for a sequel? I would have preferred a novel focusing on Alex and Megan or Travis and Beth; all friends of Tessa and Cole. There is no way I will be picking up the next book. ( )

***Actualización***
Después de casi dos años, la historia está oficialmente completa.

Acaban de subir el capítulo final, por lo que aquellos que no habían querido leerla porque no les gusta esperar, ya pueden darse el gusto.

Aunque creo que la historia se alargó demasiado y tiene uno que otro cliché, "Colessa" se ganó mi corazón. Con diálogos ingeniosos y divertidos, y un buen desarrollo de los personajes, The bad boy's girl es una de las historias de Wattpad que más he disfrutado.

A pesar de todo eso, no creó que lea la continuación que la autora ya anunció. No quiero arruinar a estos personajes con drama innecesario, prefiero decirles adiós ahora y recordarlos con una sonrisa.


Esto forma parte de mi reto de lectura "Wattpad's Bad Boys". Un reto donde voy a ir leyendo algunas de las historias más populares de Wattpad, acerca de chicos malos. ( )